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I've had my timing chain tensioner fail twice now (if you can call a startup rattle a failure, which I certainly can), and my local mechanic diagnosed a low oil pressure condition (at certain engine speeds).
This sounds to me like possibly bad crank bearings, which are then not giving the oil pump much to push against as the oil whooshes past the bearnings. For nondisclosable reasons, I may want to have this work done at a dealer.
It *seems* to me like the people at Honda of Seattle might be more engine geeky, but it could just be my impression. Which dealer's service dept do you like? Bellevue? Kirkland? Even Lynwood? (The front office may be sheisters, but I've had good luck in the service bays). Even downtown Seattle?
Remember, I'm going to ask them to tear the bottom end of the engine out, take a good long look, then repair/replace components as necessary. Any of these dealers get an inside look at an F20C yet?
Parker's team at Bellevue Honda has lot of experience with this engine. You are looking at $6-7k for a bottom end replacement. I would recommend having them root cause the issue before even mentioning your current theory. See if they can figure it out before you start pondering a $7,000+ fix. You need to know what is wrong first.
You should be able to contact Darin at Britco Machine. He has had my bottom end apart when it was going back to ERL Performance. Darin would have rebuilt the motor for me but ERL had a commitment to me to fill. It will be around $2500 to have the motor in and out plus whatever parts are bad and labor that goes with that. Darin is in Centralia and is trusted by many people in the area. He is very precise in making sure everything is 100%.
Originally Posted by jerrypeterson,May 22 2009, 01:53 PM
You are looking at $6-7k for a bottom end replacement. I would recommend having them root cause the issue before even mentioning your current theory. See if they can figure it out before you start pondering a $7,000+ fix. You need to know what is wrong first.
Bottom end mechanic?
